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Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 13mins
In 1933, the federal government established the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). What was one of the primary efforts of this New Deal agency?
to construct the Erie Canal
build public buildings, schools, and roads
to bring electricity to rural areas
to give work to artists during the Great Depression
What is an example of resistance to racial equality during Reconstruction?
black codes
14th amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Jim Crow laws
All of the following began as part of the New Deal EXCEPT
Social Security benefits
unemployment benefits
food stamps
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Many people were unemployed during the Great Depression and could not afford housing. What was another name for the shantytowns that people built?
Levittowns
Hoovervilles
Rooseveltvilles
Depressionvilles
After WWI, the U. S. had a policy of isolationism. This policy was ended by
the Great Depression
the bombing of Pearl Harbor
joining the United Nations
the 18th amendment
Medicare was among the programs included in President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society initiative. What did Medicaid and programs like it hope to provide?
state funding of urban mass transit programs
assistance to families living below the poverty level
an increase in public education and library services
medical and housing aid for Vietnam Veterans
During the early 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy created lists of individuals whom he believed to be associated with the Communist Party. When ten actors refused to acknowledge membership in the Communist Party, they were sentenced to a year in jail. McCarthy's tactics were in response to
the Vietnam war
World War II
the Civil War
the Korean and Cold wars
Thousands of immigrants entered through this reception center on the west coast of the United States. What was the name of this center?
Ellis Island
Admiral Island
Evita Island
Angel Island
What was one major factor in creation of the Dust Bowl?
financial security
widespread drought
political mismanagement
good farming practices
During World War II the federal government forced the relocation of thousands of Japanese Americans. Which statement BEST describes WWII internment camps?
places where individuals willingly stayed for the course of the war
restrictions without cause on the civil liberties of individuals
a way to get rid of a population of people through gas chambers and starvation
places where people were free to come and go as they pleased
In what way did programs like the WPA help to end the Great Depression?
they regulated banking practices
they regulated electricity in rural areas
they provided Social Security benefits for the elderly and disabled
they put people to work and added dollars to the economy
Jim Crow laws were passed by southern legislatures following Reconstruction. What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws?
tto expand the rights of African Americans
to ensure segregation of African Americans in southern society
to force compliance with the 14th and 15th amendments
to prohibit southerners from disenfranchising African Americans
Who was the abolitionist who raided the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia and further heightened sectionalism by adding to the slave owner's fear of a revolt?
John Brown
Dred Scott
Nat Turner
Fredrick Douglas
What battle was the bloodiest battle in US history?
Antietam
Shiloh
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Where was Korea divided?
18 parallel
34 parallel
38 parallel
15 parallel
